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of Balmville just north of Newburgh were killed by this insect. 

 Mr C. B. Coleman, Goshen, states that it is difficult to find in 

 that locality a farm where the insect does not occur in consid- 

 erable numbers, many of the trees appearing as though they had 

 been swept by fire. Near Highland Falls the work of this insect 

 was conspicuous at a distance. There were milHons of Cicadas, 

 according to C. M. Dayton, at Leptondale some ten miles from 

 Newburgh. The work of the insect was very abundant in wood- 

 lands in the vicinity of Middlehope. Mr Eugene Smith reports 

 the Cicada as occurring in millions in the country surrounding 

 A/[iddletown, while press dispatches allege serious injury result- 

 ing from the work of this species. Millions were to be seen at 

 Mountainville, town of Cornwall (R. G. Doxey). According to 

 the Montgomery Standard there were millions of the insects 

 along the banks of the Wallkill valley, notably in the grove be- 

 longing to Charles Mould near Bodine's Bridge. Several New- 

 burgh papers record an abundance of Cicadas in the near vicinity 

 of the city. South of the city they were very abundant on 

 the Highlands and at a place about four miles north of West 

 Point the colonies appeared to extend well toward the summit of 

 the ridges and some distance back from the river. The Miiddle- 

 town Argus reports the insect at Demerest's Heights, Warwick. 

 Cicada work was rather abundant in the woodlands north and 

 south of West Point. Mr William T. Davis of Staten Island was 

 at West Point June 3d and states that one of the most impressive 

 sights was the number of Cicadas which occurred on the moun- 

 tain side. They commenced singing with the rising of the sun. 

 " Stronger and louder grew the song until it was continuous 

 like the hum of some busy factory. This lasted till the sun went 

 down." (Davis) 



Putnam county. There appears to have been no record of the 

 periodical Cicada occurring in Putnam county in 1894. The 

 work of this insect was evident in 191 1 here and there along the 

 Hudson river. Injured twigs were observed on the hills just 

 north of Cold Spring, apparently local, while a little north of 

 Pcekskill in Westchester county evidences of oviposition were 

 observed almost continuously north to Garrison. About one 

 mile farther north Cicada work was observed and was prevalent 

 for a distance of some two miles. Evidences of Cicada injury 

 were extremely abundant along the New York Central Railroad 

 north from Cold Spring nearly to Dutchess Junction and un- 

 doubtedly including the section in the vicinity of the New York 



